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Beja

Municipality of the district of Beja (District of Beja), region Alentejo (NUTS III: Baixo Alentejo).

Beja had 33.394 residents in the 2021 Census, of whom 23,5% were aged 65 or over; 21,3% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education.

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33.394inhabitants (2021 Census)
284district-seat telephone code
1town hall12parish councils19schools

Mayor: Nuno Fernando Montes Palma Ferro · Tel. 284311800 · Email: geral@cm-beja.pt · www.cm-beja.pt more contacts

Summary for arrivals. The telephone code is that of the district/region seat (ANACOM numbering plan), not exclusive to this municipality. School, parish-council and town-hall counts come from the official lists already on this site. Hospitals are NHS institutions whose official name includes the municipality.

Population (inh.)
  • 485 – 747
  • 784 – 884
  • 889 – 1.181
  • 1.188 – 1.525
  • 10.710 – 13.363
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,3 – 5,9
  • 6,3 – 7,1
  • 7,3 – 14,4
  • 28,7 – 74,0
  • 260,6 – 475,8
Area (km²)
  • 16,1 – 51,3
  • 53,1 – 68,3
  • 70,2 – 78,2
  • 139,7 – 166,1
  • 199,7 – 209,4
Quantile classes
Hover (or tap) a parish to see the figures; click to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 12 parishes of Beja

Sorted by resident population (2021 Census, 2025 geography). Click a header to sort; hover a row to highlight it on the map.

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1União das freguesias de Beja (Santiago Maior e São João Baptista)13.36351,27260,6
2União das freguesias de Beja (Salvador e Santa Maria da Feira)10.71022,51475,8
3Nossa Senhora das Neves1.52553,1428,7
4Beringel1.18816,0574,0
5União das freguesias de Salvada e Quintos1.181199,725,9
6Cabeça Gorda1.12578,1614,4
7União das freguesias de Albernoa e Trindade889209,394,3
8Baleizão884139,746,3
9União das freguesias de Santa Vitória e Mombeja784166,134,7
10Santa Clara de Louredo74771,8810,4
11São Matias51370,237,3
12União das freguesias de Trigaches e São Brissos48568,267,1
INE code (DTMN)
0205
Resident population
33.394
Area
1.146,48 km²
Density
29,1 inh./km²
Parishes
12
Share of district population
23,1%
Rank in the district (population)
1st of 14
National rank (population)
84th of 308
National rank (density)
217th of 308
National rank (area)
9th of 308

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente, ind. 0014525, via dados.gov.pt); DGT, CAOP2025 (área e freguesias)

2021 Census in detail

Men
16.296 (48,8%)
Women
17.098 (51,2%)
Portuguese nationality
31.889 (95,5%)
Foreign nationality
1.505 (4,5%)
Ageing index
166,5 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
13.597
Average household size
2,37 people
Dwellings
20.309
Buildings
13.472
With higher education (15+)
21,3% (6.111)
Unemployment rate
5,83%

Population by age group

0-144.721 · 14,1%15-243.506 · 10,5%25-6417.305 · 51,8%65+7.862 · 23,5%
Residents by age group (33.394 in total).

Source: INE, Censos 2021 (API de indicadores) — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012328, 0012481, 0014632, licence CC BY 4.0.

2025 local elections

Municipal council

Registered
28.345
Voters
17.959 (63,36%)
Seats
7
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL (elected council president)5.59231,14%2
PS4.81726,82%2
PCP-PEV3.96522,08%2
CH3.04116,93%1
B.E.2181,21%0

Municipal assembly

Registered
28.345
Voters
17.960 (63,36%)
Seats
21
ListVotes%Seats
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.IL5.23529,15%6
PS4.80626,76%6
PCP-PEV4.10122,83%5
CH3.08917,20%4
B.E.3551,98%0

Source: SGMAI — resultados oficiais das Autárquicas 2025. Official results; only the list that elects the council president is marked (the person’s name is not in these results).

Contacts

Mayor
Nuno Fernando Montes Palma Ferro
Address
Praça da República, 7800-427 Beja
Telephone
284311800
Email
geral@cm-beja.pt
Website
www.cm-beja.pt

Source: DGAL — Portal Autárquico, Lista de Presidentes e contactos dos Municípios (atualizada 04/09/2026).

On the web

Q213251 · Wikipedia · www.cm-beja.pt

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Neighbouring municipalities

Aljustrel (30,3 km) · Castro Verde (32,4 km) · Cuba (26,1 km) · Ferreira do Alentejo (32,3 km) · Mértola (37,5 km) · Serpa (32,3 km) · Vidigueira (26,0 km)

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the district/region of Beja: 5,8 km.

Source: DGT, CAOP2025 (CC BY 4.0) — adjacência de limites; distância em linha reta entre centróides (licence CC BY 4.0).

Location in the district

Population (inh.)
  • 1.438 – 4.373
  • 4.839 – 6.206
  • 6.712 – 7.684
  • 8.874 – 13.757
  • 29.538 – 33.394
Density (inh./km²)
  • 4,8 – 8,5
  • 8,6 – 11,9
  • 12,1 – 13,8
  • 16,4 – 19,4
  • 25,4 – 29,1
Area (km²)
  • 168,4 – 264,9
  • 316,6 – 569,4
  • 648,2 – 777,9
  • 958,5 – 1.146,5
  • 1.292,9 – 1.720,6
Quantile classes · current municipality
Beja highlighted. Click a neighbouring municipality to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

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Other municipalities of the district of Beja

Aljustrel · Almodôvar · Alvito · Barrancos · Castro Verde · Cuba · Ferreira do Alentejo · Moura · Mértola · Odemira · Ourique · Serpa · Vidigueira

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026